Siaya Governor James Aggrey Orengo took his SITICO charm offensive to Capitol Hill today, where he led the Siaya International Trade and Investment Conference (SITICO) Planning Committee for high-level consultations with ODM leader Raila Amollo Odinga.
The mission: to secure backing, sharpen strategy, and consolidate the political and economic weight needed to make Siaya’s premier investment summit a national game-changer.
At the heart of the closed-door meeting was a debrief on preparations, invitations, and the critical partnerships shaping the upcoming conference. The team underscored SITICO’s focus on transformative sectors including the blue economy, agriculture, energy, and industrialization.
Mr. Odinga praised Orengo’s bold strides in reimagining Siaya’s economic future, hailing recent moves to court investors in nuclear energy. “These initiatives open the door to opportunities that can fundamentally change Siaya’s development path,” he said.
The remarks came barely a month after a delegation from the Nuclear Power and Energy Agency (NuPEA), led by Chairman Eng. Lawrence Gumbe, engaged Orengo on the ambitious Sh500 billion nuclear power plant proposal earmarked for Bondo sub-county. The project is projected to inject jobs, stabilize energy supply, and transform the region into a power and investment hub.
SITICO, slated for October 14 at Siaya National Institute, is already drawing heavyweight sponsors. Agricultural giant Kakuzi Kenya and LAPFUND have signed on as silver sponsors, joining a growing list of industry players betting on Orengo’s vision.
The conference is expected to bring together global investors, top government officials, and policy leaders, with President William Ruto and Raila Odinga tipped to headline the summit.
Governor Orengo was flanked by County Secretary Joseph Ogutu, ICT and Governance CECM CS Agunda Ochanda, Finance CECM George Nyingiro, Trade CECM Grace Agola, Acting Agriculture Chief Officer Dr. Elizabeth Adongo, and SITICO Co-Chairman Victor Nyangaya.
With shuttle diplomacy landing squarely at Capitol Hill, Orengo has made it clear: SITICO is not just another county forum—it’s Siaya’s bid to compete with Kenya’s economic heavyweights.
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